Mom 101
I Only Want To Spend Mother’s Day With One of My Kids. Is That So Wrong?
I know, it sounds awful, doesn’t it? What kind of mother, after all, chooses to spend Mother’s Day, with only one of their children? I’ll tell you who. Me!
5 Reasons to Prioritize Girlfriend Time When You’re a Mom
There’s almost nothing that compares to how good it feels when we spend some time with our ladies.
Yes, I Consider My 5000 Facebook Friends Real Friends. Here’s Why
Recently, someone mentioned that I shouldn’t really consider the people on my personal Facebook page “friends.” According to them, my wall was a business. Sorry, but this is completely untrue. I honestly do consider my Facebook friends true friends, even if I’ve never met them in person, and probably never will.
It’s Never Too Late to Find Your Tribe
Being a new mom is isolating in itself—the strange hours, the all-consuming need of your baby. Then the kids get older, and just when you think you might have some time for yourself again, homework and extra-curricular activities kick in.
7 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas for 2019
If you’re looking for a gift for your Mom, or a Mom in your life, or even just want to get yourself a gift—here are a few things I love, want or think sound pretty cool.
I Had Hyperemesis Gravidarum and There’s No “Pushing Through”
My children are the greatest thing that has ever happened to me, but my pregnancies were traumatic, isolating events.
I’m ‘Directing’ My Man To Buy The Gift I Want For Mother’s Day. Is That So Wrong?
I don’t think it’s wrong to hint, encourage, or to even make it painfully obvious to our spouses or partners what us Mother’s REALLY want on Mother’s Day. It’s time we speak up!
To All the Amazing Dads Raising Daughters: Thank You
When I met my husband, he was a teenage boy with tattoos and an affinity for punk music. Today, he’s a 35-year-old man with (even more) tattoos and an affinity for punk music. He’s also an incredible father.
I’m So Over Being The Bigger Person. Now I’m Teaching My Kids This.
Something in me snapped. I no longer wanted to be the bigger person on social media, or in real life. I asked myself, “Why are you being the bigger person here when people are such assholes?” So… I stopped.